Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding
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1990
1h 34m
5.7(50 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.

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Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Alan Alda

Eddie Hopper

Alan Alda
Acting

Joey Bishop

Eddie's Father

Joey Bishop
Acting

Madeline Kahn

Lola Hopper

Madeline Kahn
Acting

Anthony LaPaglia

Stevie Dee

Anthony LaPaglia
Acting

Catherine O'Hara

Gloria Henner

Catherine O'Hara
Acting

Joe Pesci

Oscar Henner

Joe Pesci
Acting

Molly Ringwald

Betsy Hopper

Molly Ringwald
Acting

Ally Sheedy

Connie Hopper

Ally Sheedy
Acting

Burt Young

Georgie

Burt Young
Acting

Julie Bovasso

Grandma

Julie Bovasso
Acting

Nicolas Coster

Harry Lovell

Nicolas Coster
Acting

Bibi Besch

Nancy Lovell

Bibi Besch
Acting

Dylan Walsh

Jake Lovell

Dylan Walsh
Acting

Camille Saviola

Angelica

Camille Saviola
Acting

Allan Rich

Nate Tobias

Allan Rich
Acting

Sully Boyar

Morris (Lola's Dad)

Sully Boyar
Acting

Monica Carr

Joy

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Acting

Frankie Faison

Zack Monroe

Frankie Faison
Acting

Tom Mardirosian

Dave Delahees

Tom Mardirosian
Acting

Larry Block

Barber

Larry Block
Acting

Helen Hanft

Fitter

Helen Hanft
Acting

Mario Todisco

Anselmo (Bodyguard)

Mario Todisco
Acting

Paul B. Mixon

Plumber

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Acting

William Duff-Griffin

Caterer

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Acting

Thomas John Caliguri

Man at Wedding

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Acting

Samuel L. Jackson

Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)

Samuel L. Jackson
Acting

Janet Pasquale

Georgies Companion

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Acting

Harry L. Seddon

Man on Phone / Taxi Garage

Harry L. Seddon
Directing

Carol Bawer

Disgruntled Patron (Uncredited)

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Acting

L.A. Freeman

Wedding Band Drummer (Uncredited)

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Acting

David Kimball

Wedding Band Bass Player

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Acting

Curtis Lambert

Groomsman (Uncredited)

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Acting

Hamilton Perkins

Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited)

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Acting

Larry Rapp

Man Outside Restaurant (Uncredited)

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Adrian Van Daalen

Uncle Sam (Uncredited)

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